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The simple answer: Logos are not copyrighted, they are actually trademarked. Whether or not legal action is taken for replicating a trademarked logo is fully up to the company or entity that owns the trademark.

The cost to trademark a logo with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is $275$660 as of June 2020, plus legal fees. You can register a trademark with your state for $50-$150, but federal registration offers a great deal more legal protection.

By law, you need not request permission to use a trademark belonging to another if it is for an editorial or informational use. Trademark law protects distinctive words, phrases, logos, symbols, slogans, and any other devices used to identify and distinguish products or services in the marketplace.

Go to the U.S. Copyright Office website. Select "Electronic Copyright Registration" to fill in the Form VA online for registration of a work of Visual Arts. Name the creator of the logo and include contact information for the owner. Many logos are works for hire.

Section 1202 of the U.S. Copyright Act makes it illegal for someone to remove the watermark from your photo so that it can disguise the infringement when used. The fines start at $2500 and go to $25,000 in addition to attorneys' fees and any damages for the infringement.

Logos are protected by trademark and copyright. If you modify someone else's logo for your own use, the modifications must be significant enough so that no reasonable person could confuse your logo for the original logo.

Fill out the application online on the official site of United States Copyright Office. Besides, you can also submit the application in a paper form. Pay a registration fee (for the logo it's $39) with a card, electronic check or your deposit account with the U.S. Copyright Office.